Blocks w/ Neal Brennan Podcast

Neal Brennan interviews Josh Groban (multi-platinum musician) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks. 

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00:00 Intro

2:07 Getting discovered

6:34 Early singing career 

15:21 Singing with Celine Dion at the Grammys

20:11 Reaction to success

21:37 Insecurity

34:07 TV Special

35:04 You Raise Me Up

38:55 Loneliness from  Being Uncategorizable 

46:56 Building Walls

53:51 Sponsor: Tushy

55:44 Sponsor: Square

57:21 The Show Must Go On 

1:00:56 Work Life Balance 

1:02:57 Stage Fright

1:09:55 Hobbies

1:10:30 Talented Introvert

1:14:11 Depression

1:15:55 Self-Acceptance

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Watch Neal Brennan: Blocks on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81036234



Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased).



Edited by Will Hagle ([email protected]) 



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Neal Brennan interviews Tom Green (The Tom Green Show, Freddy Got Fingered, This Is The Tom Green Documentary) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks. 

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00:00 Intro

00:33 Testicular Cancer

3:44 White Rapper

4:59 DIY roots

6:18 Norm Macdonald & Letterman

9:44 Experiencing sudden fame

15:05 Hosting SNL

19:08 Sponsor: Harrys

21:10 Sponsor: BetterHelp

23:13 Early adoption of creative technology

26:45 Negative reaction to fame

30:05 Shell shocked by fame

32:10 Downside of sudden fame

35:45 Relationship with Drew Barrymore

37:07 Anxiety

41:16 Testicular cancer

48:41 Difficulty of public relationship

51:39 Sponsor: RocketMoney

53:10 Moving back to Canada

1:03:29 Positive Thoughts

1:06:30 Procrastination & Indecision

1:15:26 Keeping the Dream Alive

1:17:05 How His Relationship with Himself has changed

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Watch Neal Brennan: Crazy Good on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81728557



Watch Neal Brennan: Blocks on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81036234



Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased).



Edited by Will Hagle ([email protected]) 



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Neal Brennan interviews W. Kamau Bell (We Need to Talk About Cosby, United Shades of America, Who's With Me? 2025 standup tour) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks. 

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00:00 Intro

9:20 We Need to Talk About Cosby

14:19 Sponsor: Huel

17:01 Sponsor: BetterHelp

18:25 Who Defines What's Black?

50:42 Sponsor: Aura

52:16 Sponsor: Tushy

53:48 Smart for a Comedian

1:05:31 America

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Follow Neal Brennan: https://www.instagram.com/nealbrennan

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Watch Neal Brennan: Crazy Good on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81728557



Watch Neal Brennan: Blocks on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81036234



Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased).



Edited by Will Hagle ([email protected]) 



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Neal Brennan interviews Larry Wilmore (Nightly Show, Daily Show, Bernie Mac Show, Blackish, Insecure & much more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.  ---------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Intro 3:15 Dating, Marriage & Kids 7:30 Therapy by Proxy 8:26 Emotions 13:53 Providing 25:01 Sponsor: Mando 26:52 Sponsor: BetterHelp 28:00 God & Death 49:04 Sponsor: Rocket Money 50:24 Sponsor: Harry's 52:12 Procrastination & Messiness 1:04:15 Empath/Sociopath 1:17:08 Likes being alone 1:23:23 Health ---------------------------------------------------------- Follow Neal Brennan: https://www.instagram.com/nealbrennan https://twitter.com/nealbrennan https://www.tiktok.com/@mrnealbrennan

Watch Neal Brennan: Crazy Good on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81728557

Watch Neal Brennan: Blocks on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81036234

Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased).

Edited by Will Hagle ([email protected]) 

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Neal Brennan interviews Blake Griffin (NBA Rookie of the Year, 5-time All-NBA, Amazon Prime announcer) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.  ---------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Intro 1:45 Retirement  12:00 Mentoring 16:10 Clippers 19:50 Are NBA Players happy? 23:03 Sponsor: CookUnity 27:38 Coachability / arguing / Competitive 34:20 Clippers 47:40 Announcing  51:46 Survey 53:00 Sponsor: Huel 55:19 Luka's shape 1:05:40 Positive visualization 1:13:30 General racial ambiguity  ---------------------------------------------------------- Follow Neal Brennan: https://www.instagram.com/nealbrennan https://twitter.com/nealbrennan https://www.tiktok.com/@mrnealbrennan

Watch Neal Brennan: Crazy Good on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81728557

Watch Neal Brennan: Blocks on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81036234

Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased).

Edited by Will Hagle ([email protected]) 

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